Woodruff to Meet Roosevelt Amid New York Nomination Talks
Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of the New York State Republican Committee, asked for a meeting with President Roosevelt who designated Wednesday for the call at Sagamore Hill. The talks center on Governor Hughes renomination and state political strategy ahead of the August 12 state committee meeting.
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Oyster Bay
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York State Republican Committee
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
New York State
Hughes
Woodruff
Parsons
Republican County Committee
Loeb
Messrs
Messrs. Woodruff
Taft
East 30Th Street
Adirondacks
Chicago
Assembly
State Committee
Republican Party
Opini
Gover Hughes
Cobb
O'Neil
Assemblyman
Hart
New York
Senator Raines
United States
Mr. Woodruff
Raines
Maine
Mauretania Sets Record Speed In Transatlantic Run
The Cunard liner Mauretania arrived in Queenstown at 11 23 pm after a 24 hour run of 58 knots, improving its best daily eastward pace to 579 knots. Dewey and Sons Co. promotes Elezant White Wines for Summer 45.
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Queenstown
Dewey’s
Merry Widow ferry capsizes killing three workmen
The gas launch Merry Widow carrying 16 to 20 Jones & Laughlin Steel workers across the Monongahela River capsized after 6 pm near the shore. Three men Henry Schaffer George Kimberly and Thomas Rhydderck are reported drowned with others missing as rescue efforts continue. Rhydderck a lay Methodist preacher is among the dead.
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Pittsburg
Merry Widow
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Monongahela River
Henry Schaffer
George Kimberly
Thomas Rhydderck
Anthony Charles
Rhydderck
Two Drown At Oswego River Accident
Miss Theresa Parker of Oswego and Miss Millie Sutton of Newark were drowned when a motor boat joining a seven person party on the Oswego River swerved to avoid a swift current. The steering gear likely broke as the boat veered and threw the two women into the water. others were rescued.
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Oswego
N. Y
Theresa Parker
Millie Sutton
Newark
N. J
Miss Parker
Miss Sutton
P. G. Campbell
Patrolman Severely Injured In Runaway Wagon
Patrolman Arthur E. Johnson of East 104th Street station was struck by a runaway wagon on East 106th Street. He sustained a pelvic fracture, hip contusions, and head and knee abrasions. Harlem Hospital staff offered little hope for recovery. Johnson had been on duty near a gospel tent by the East River when he grabbed a horse rein as the team thundered toward First Avenue.
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Arthur E. Johnson
East 104Th Strees
West 126Th Street
East 106Th Street
Harlem Hospital
Johnson
East River Bank
First Avenue
Move Against Castro Dutch Cruiser Gelderland Guarding Venezuelan Tensions
Washington discusses if the Netherlands plans broader action after sending the cruiser Gelderland to Venezuela. Analysts say the step may only protect Dutch interests amid anti Venezuelan protests in Willemstad, with no official Dutch communication or confirmed plan to retaliate on Venezuelan soil. Other powers’ approval would be needed if measures against Venezuela were considered.
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Washington
Gelderland
Venta
Netherlands
Willemstad
Holland
Venezuela
Bowen
Europe
Castro
Fire in New Haven to Pelham Commuter Train
A New Haven Railroad passenger train en route from New Haven to Pelham caught fire in the smoker car near Pelham. The crew used extinguishers to suppress the blaze after about fifteen minutes with no injuries. The front car suffered heavy damage but the train continued to Pelham where a station extinguisher finished the job.
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New Haven
New Rochelle
Pelham
Heavy wagons and a fallen policeman in Harlem accident
A large wagon ran over Patrolman Sullivan after a heavy animal incident near Harlem. An ambulance was summoned from Harlem Hospital as Sullivan lay injured, while other riders and bystanders watched a chaotic scene unfold.
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Sullivan
Harlem
Kingdon Gould Vanishes After Pueblo Visit
Kingdon Gould, who spoke of heading to Nevada to prospect, disappeared after a brief stop in Pueblo. He denied plans to work Cripple Creek mines and left claiming Goldfield as his next destination, though locals suspect he may be in the mountains fishing with Professor Kemp of Columbia University and H. J. Kruse of Central City, a mining engineer.
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the Tribune
Pueblo
Col
H. J. Kruse
Central City
George Gould
Dr Brinsmade Hurt In German Car Crash
An automobile carrying Mr and Mrs Edwin Parsons of New York and Dr W B Brinsmade of Brooklyn overturned at Achern Germany en route to Paris. Dr Brinsmade suffered a double leg fracture while the others were bruised and shocked. They reached Paris by train and were taken to a private hospital.
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Paris
Edwin Parsons
New York
W. B. Brinsmade
Brooklyn
Achern
Germany
Brinsmade
Record Mont Blanc Climb Sets Time in July
Chamounix July 27 Professor Hobbs of Ann Arbor Michigan completed a record ascent from Grands-Mulets to Mont Blanc summit in seven and a half hours, beating the previous best of eight hours.
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Chamounix
Professor Hobbs
Ann Arbor, Mich
Grands-Mulets
Mont Blanc
Heavy rains damage crops across Western New York
Continued heavy rains in Western New York ruin hay and wheat harvests. Uncured wheat sprouted in shocks as warm weather persisted and hay turned rusty.
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Rochester
New York
Auto crash on Long Island leaves two dead
In Sea Cliff near Glen Head a car struck by the Oyster Bay express killed Lydia Townsend and Frank Smith. Beatrice Eddy and Lloyd Robinson were injured. Townsend died at Nassau Hospital along with Smith. Robinson and Eddy survived with injuries. Inquest slated. Ralph Peters criticizes driver recklessness.
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the Tribune
Sea Cliff
Long Island
Lydia Townsend
Frank Smith
East Norwich
Beatrice Eddy
John G. Eddy
National Guard
Clifton Place
Brooklyn
Lloyd Robinson
Charles L. Robinson
Guardian Trust Company
New York
Glen Head
Oyster Bay Express
Cedar Swamp Road
Robinson
Miss Eddy
Miss Townsend
Edward Birchell
Nassau Hospital
Mineola
Immense shoe sent to Bill Taft travels by rail
An enormous shoe labeled to Bill Taft Washington D C was shipped from San Francisco and passed through New Orleans July 27 with railroad men embellishing it at each junction. Enthusiastic messages of endorsement accompanied the journey.
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Tribune
New Orleans
Bill Taft
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Bluefish Run At Sea In New Jersey Fishing Town
Seabright New Jersey July 27 Thousands of pounds of bluefish were caught today by hook and line fishermen. Over two hundred boats landed four to six hundred pounds each. Fish sold on shore at seven dollars per hundred pounds. Blues were three miles from shore as summer folk watched the haul.
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Seabright
N. J
Taft Wins Ohio Party Backing in Linton Meeting
William H. Taft won unqualified support from Ohio state leaders in a brief but forceful address to the state central and executive committees at the Hotel Linton. He pledged to work with the Ohio party, urged disciplined effort, and discussed future speakers program for Foraker and the campaign infrastructure.
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Tribune
Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Ohio
Hotel Linton
Republican
Citizens’ Arrangement Committee
Sinton
Arthur E Verys
Charles P. Taft
Republican State Committee
Harris
Notification Committee
Taft
State Committee
Foraker
Youngstown
Bowman
Canton
John S. Fitch
William T. Francis
Chicago
State Central Committee
Simon Pure Taft
Jude
Secretary of State
Meigs County
Erwin
Lindsay
Gallia County
Switzer
Eagle
Vinton County
Coultrap
Wallenweider
State Central
Executive Committees
W. F. Brown
Central Committee
Williams
Executive Committee
Arthur I. Vorys
Harrim
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Minnesota
Standard Oil
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Philadelphia
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Grambho
Grand Central Station
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Cripple Creek
DR. Brinsmade
William PB. Brinsmade
Columbia Heights
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Broad Street
Riverside Drive
9Th Street
Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg
Rome & Oswego
Sheffield Company
General Eddy
MR. Taft
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